Alfred Cellier

February 1, 1844 (age 46)

Hackney, United Kingdom

From 1855 to 1860 Alfred Cellier was a chorister at the Chapel Royal, St James's, under the Rev. Thomas Helmore, where Arthur Sullivan was one of his youthful colleagues. In 1866 he succeeded Dr Chipp as director of the Ulster Hall concerts, Belfast, at the same time acting as conductor of the Belfast Philharmonic Society. In 1868 he returned to London as organist of St Alban's, Holborn. In 1880 Cellier visited America, producing a musical version of Longfellow's Masque of Pandora at Boston (1881). In 1883 his setting of Gray's Elegy in the form of a cantata was produced at the Leeds Festival. C. Stephenson, which was produced at the Gaiety theatre on the 25 th of September 1886, and, transferred first to the Prince of Wales theatre and subsequently to the Lyric theatre, ran until April 1889. Doris (1889), and The Mountebanks, which was produced in January 1892, a few days after the composer's death, were less successful. He had little of the latter's humour and vivacity, but he was a fertile melodist, and his writing is invariably distinguished by elegance and refinement.

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Alfred Cellier was born at Hackney, in London on December 16, 1844.

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Alfred Cellier was educated at the grammar school in Hackney.

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From 1855 to 1860 Alfred Cellier was a chorister at the Chapel Royal, St James's, under the Rev. Thomas Helmore, where Arthur Sullivan was one of his youthful colleagues.

In 1866 he succeeded Dr Chipp as director of the Ulster Hall concerts, Belfast, at the same time acting as conductor of the Belfast Philharmonic Society.

In 1868 he returned to London as organist of St Alban's, Holborn.

In 1880 Cellier visited America, producing a musical version of Longfellow's Masque of Pandora at Boston (1881).

In 1883 his setting of Gray's Elegy in the form of a cantata was produced at the Leeds Festival.

C. Stephenson, which was produced at the Gaiety theatre on the 25 th of September 1886, and, transferred first to the Prince of Wales theatre and subsequently to the Lyric theatre, ran until April 1889.

Doris (1889), and The Mountebanks, which was produced in January 1892, a few days after the composer's death, were less successful.

He had little of the latter's humour and vivacity, but he was a fertile melodist, and his writing is invariably distinguished by elegance and refinement.

Achievements

Alfred Cellier composed many comic operas and operettas, of which the most successful was The Sultan of Mocha, which was produced at Manchester in 1874, in London at the St James's theatre in 1876, and revived at the Strand theatre in 1887.

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Alfred Cellier married Harriet Emily.

Father:: Arsène Cellier
Mother:: Mary Ann
Spouse:: Harriet
Brohter:: François

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